Born in Sydney, I am the eldest child of deaf parents who used Auslan (Australian Sign Language). I had normal hearing a...

When I was a university student in Thailand, my lecturer at the Architectural School always used Australian cities as ou...

My passion for travelling and curiosity for other cultures started very early in life. From the ages of 10 to 14, I was ...

My first love in life was not languages – it was music. Being surrounded by different languages and cultures was as...

I arrived in Australia in 1968 as a 3 year old with my family who had left Turkey in pursuit of a better life. While my ...

When I was a kid, I realised that language is something with great charm: it is mystery. People who can speak multiple l...